Small-bowel obstruction caused by a long-term indwelling urinary catheter.
The first known case report of a small-bowel obstruction caused by a long-term indwelling Foley catheter is presented. The balloon of the catheter passed into and obstructed the lumen of the distal ileum through a vesicoenteric fistula created by chronic irritation. With the exception of recurrent urinary-tract infections, complications of urinary catheters are rare. The patient presented a diagnostic dilemma that was solved with a preoperative computed tomographic scan.
Sullivan
L P
LP
Staten Island Hospital, N.Y.
Davidson
P G
PG
Kloss
D A
DA
D'Anna
J A
JA
D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000628:therapy; D014546:Urinary Catheterization